Fig & walnut tart with tamarind & maple syrup ice cream

The combination of figs and walnuts always makes me think of Turkey, as it produces some of the finest of both ingredients. On one of my first visits to Turkey we headed to a town called Gümüslük at the tip of the Bodrum Peninsula. Gümüslük is a fishing village which has been frequented by artists for years, but these days it has become something of a tourist mecca, which is always a shame but inevitable. However, the fish restaurants that line the small foreshore serve some of the best fis